Gabriella awoke in her bed still dressed in her dress from the other night. As she woke she heard a noise come from the kitchen a humming of sorts with the background noise of pots and pans being used. Gabriella wondered if her parents had come to her house to check on her. Making her way to the kitchen she was shocked to see not her parents but Troy making breakfast.
"Well, hello there sleepy head" he said as he saw her from the corner of his eye
"What are you doing here" she said
"I wanted to make sure you were alright after last night"
Gabriella noticed that he had changed into a blue polo and jeans, meaning that he would have had to leave to get those clothes.
"So how did you get into my house?" She asked
"Well I took the key that I used to get you in last night with me so I could come back and check on you at different times. You know you didn't have a lot of food here I had to go grocery shopping" Troy said
"You know its kind of creepy you just making yourself at home here"
Troy looked up hurt in his eyes "If you want me to leave I can"
"No, no" Gabriella said quickly "I didn't mean it that way, stay please"
Troy smiled; happy she hadn't kicked him out
"So, what you making?" Gabriella asked looking intrigued
"Pancakes and scrambled eggs" Troy said
"Yumm" said Gabriella "I can't wait"
…..
Troy and Gabriella sat at opposite ends of the kitchen table eating their breakfast.
"Are there seconds" Gabriella asked licking the syrup off her lips
Troy smiled "I wouldn't have expected you to be so hungry after you polished off all that food last night"
"Well I'm a growing lady I need my nutrients" Gabriella said
"Okay I'll go make you some"
"Thank you" Gabriella sing-songed
"So what happened last night" Troy asked as he poured the pancake batter into the pan
"Oh, that, I just had a little too much sugar you know sugar rush and everything my body couldn't handle the intake"
"Oh okay, well are you alright now"
"Yup I'm more than alright"
Ring Ring Ring, went Gabriella's phone
"Are you going to answer that?" asked Troy
"I really don't feel like it" Gabriella said shrugging her shoulders
The phone stopped ringing and Gabriella heard the beep and a man start talking "Hello Gabriella this is Doc…" Gabriella jumped out of her chair almost overturning it and sprinted to the telephone.
"Hello" she said breathlessly
"Gabriella this is the third time you've missed your appointment" Dr. Seaver said
"I know, I know" Gabriella said
"We have to check on how its progressing to see if we can get you on the transplant list"
"I don't want to be on the list" Gabriella stated
"Gabriella, I don't understand" Dr. Seaver said dumbfounded
"The possibility of me even getting it is slim to none and I'd rather spend my time doing more fun things than waiting in a stuffy room forever" Gabriella said as she peeked around the corner watching Troy flip her pancake into her plate.
"I'll talk to you later and don't you dare tell my parents, you know that's a breach of privacy" Gabriella said sternly before she hung up the phone.
"So what was that about?" Troy asked as Gabriella took her place at the table again
"Nothing, my friend just wants me to volunteer at some event and I didn't want to" Gabriella said
"What about that bit about your parents and privacy" Troy asked
"Well someone's an ever curious eavesdropper" Gabriella said smiling trying to cover up the anger building in her
"Well, not necessarily you were kind of talking loud but you know what its none of my business, I was just asking because you seemed upset" Troy said
"I'm alright I'll get over it" Gabriella said placing another piece of her pancake into her mouth
"Hey you wanna do something fun" Troy said
"Like what!" Gabriella asked
"It's a surprise, go get ready and we'll go"
"Okay" said Gabriella shoveling a forkful of eggs and pancake into her mouth, before getting up
Troy chuckled at her and hoped that what he had in mind could help her get over whatever upset her on the phone.
…..
Gabriella was looking out the window of Troy's car trying to figure out where they were going.
"Come on tell me, please, pretty please" she said pouting her lips and widening her eyes
Troy looked at her "Well isn't that the cutest look I've ever seen"
Gabriella then batted her eyelashes
"Oh" Troy groaned "So hard to resist….but nope still not telling"
"Meanie" Gabriella said playfully hitting him on the arm
"Okay were almost there, were about to turn in" Troy said
Gabriella turned to look out the window "Go karts no way"
"Don't tell me your chicken miss bungee jumper" said Troy teasingly
"Not at all" Gabriella said getting out of the car "Lets go"
Troy and Gabriella listened to the employee explain the rules. After the man finished speaking Troy nudged Gabriella
"How about we make this a little more interesting" Troy said
"How so?" Gabriella replied
"The loser has to go wherever the winner wants them too"
"Okay" said Gabriella "I know you got a little antsy while bungee jumping, what do you think about paragliding"
Troy looked at her "Oh you're on"
Troy and Gabriella sat in their respective karts waiting for the light to turn green. Red, Yellow, Green and they were off. Gabriella made a sharp turn cutting off Troy and flying ahead; she swung out to get a better grasp of the track and continued on. Troy was behind her waiting for his opportunity, unlike Gabriella he handled the turns with ease and skill, he was pacing himself. The last lap was coming up and on the turn Gabriella swung out again leaving a space open on the inside of the track. That was when Troy took his opportunity he sped up going as fast as lightning and glided through the turn easily as he surpassed her.
When Gabriella made it to the finish line she saw Troy standing there a big grin on his face and a small plastic Trophy in his hand.
"Okay, okay you win, so where are we going" Gabriella asked arms crossed over her chest
"We're going to my family reunion" Troy said holding her gaze
"What Troy we haven't even been. I mean its too soon, Troy" Gabriella whined too frustrated to express herself
"We made a deal and that's what I want, anyways I think this is the perfect time" Troy said
"True we did make a deal, okay, but we are not staying long" she said
"Deal" Troy said "Now lets go get something to eat" he said taking her hand and leading her to the car
What have I gotten myself into?, Gabriella thought; this is getting way too serious. Gabriella looked up at Troy as they walked. The more I get into his life the harder it will be when I leave. Gabriella sighed and smiled as Troy looked down at her with his sparkling blue eyes. What to do, What to do?